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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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